Orlen was accused of lowering prices in 2023 to benefit the campaign of the then-ruling PiS party.
Energy & Climate
Poland updates nuclear strategy with delays to launch of first two plants
The updated nuclear strategy targets up to 9 GW of capacity and a bigger role for Polish industry in future projects.
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Polish coal mining giant JSW to shed 4,200 jobs – 21% of its workforce – this year
The EU’s largest producer of coking coal producer reported a 1 billion zloty loss in the first half of 2026.
Polish president backs down and approves government’s windfall tax on fuel companies
The government immediately moved to reintroduce subsidies on fuel prices for consumers.
Leading Polish business owners invest in small nuclear reactor venture
The company of Poland’s richest man raised 500 million zloty as it seeks to develop a fleet of BWRX-300 reactors in Poland and beyond.
Poland and other V4 countries will block EU climate policies that raise energy costs, warns Tusk
“Energy prices in this region must fall,” said the Polish prime minister alongside his V4 counterparts.
Poland to begin using sewage water to cool power plants
The measures are intended to reduce the use of fresh water and make the power system more resilient to increasingly regular droughts.
Polish government sets out draft 2027 budget with deficit remaining at 7.1% of GDP
Defence, healthcare and the energy transition are among the spending priorities.
Poland reintroduces VAT cut and daily price caps to lower fuel costs for drivers
Prices should fall by around 1 zloty per litre while the measures are in place between 17 and 31 August, says Prime Minister Tusk.
Polish state energy giant Orlen posts record half-year profit amid Middle East turmoil
Orlen has also this year seen its highest ever proportion of revenue from foreign markets.
Poland invokes emergency grid capacity powers for second time in three days amid heatwave
Before this summer, it had only done so twice in eight years.
Police and park rangers step up joint patrols in Poland’s Tatras after series of tourist offences
Authorities in the national park remind visitors that bathing in lakes and other transgressions can damage the fragile ecosystem.
Polish president renews bid for referendum on EU climate policy
Nawrocki’s first referendum request was rejected by the Senate, but he has now proposed a new question.
Poland launches first of 11 planned “community forests” around major cities
The plans aim to give residents a place for recreation and contact with nature while also reducing logging.
